New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03

The financial history OF 1850 WHICH Is print
ed elsewhere in The TRIBUNE this morning
may not prove entertaining reading for every
bOdy-so many who were injured by the recent
tumble in stocks will dislike to be reminded of
their hurts. b 1t even those unhappy creatures,
we think, must admit, after perusa that the
a. ticle is good for reproOf, reflection aud in
struction All others will find il not only in
teresting, but valuable for reference and COM
parison during the present year.
The question of opening the museums on
Sunday has taken on a new phase since the
Board of Estimate and ApportiOnment voted to
give So. 900 to meet the extra expense OF the
change advocated This relieves certain of the
trustees, who have hitherto opposed the open
ing, of the financial burden which Sunday exhi-
billions would certainly entail on somebody,
and which with its usual complacency, the
public would expect them to assume. Action
that will probably settle the matter for the
winter at least may be looked for this week.
Those thieves who are under arrest for known
completely in the great Adams Express robbery
of recent date declare that Frotheringham, the
messenger VINO WAS in charge OF the car. had
nothing to do with the crime. 1t is hard to un-
derstaDd how it could have been perpetrated
without his help; but it Is equally hard to IN
derstand If the messenger was in the conspir.
acy why his companions should try now to
screen him. Almost all the money has been
found if it were still in hiding 1t would be
natura, for the men who are sure to be con-
yicted to try to keep FrotheyIngham out OF
prison so that he might care Tor their families.
There is, indeed only one conclusion to come
to in this case which admits Of no denial-it
Is that Frotheringham. If not a knave, is at
least a simpleton of colossal proportions.
NJ Goblet talked beautifully In behalf of
peace for France on Friday. Herr Iisza did the
same for the Austro- Hungarian Empire Oh
Saturday The Emperor of Germany on the
same day, according to The TRiBUNEs special
cable this morning, hoped for peace IN public
every time he had a chance, which was COM
paratively often, as he was celebrating the an
piversary of his entrance into the army.
The Car has not been heard from so recently,
but at last accounts he was shaking his fist at
Minister who urged war. Surely this talk is
all peaceful enough. But what is not peaceful
lis the fact that every one of these great
Powers is increasing it's army and navy as fast
as possible and making other warlike prepare
tons. Well might the Bulgarians exclaim
with the Prophet jeremiah: they all cry
peace peace when there is no peacel"
The Assembly Is about to do a wise thing In
putting General Hustled again in the Speakers
chair. Every Civil Service reformer ought to
be in favor Of this, because it continues in
Office man conspicuously qualified for the
place. Every person who wishes for a practi-
cal, business session. ought to be in favor OF it.
because General Hustled is cOnfessedly the best
presiding officer New-York Assembly has
had within this generation Every Republican
ought to be delighted with this outcome of the
Speakership contest, because the Republicans
are responsible for the Assembly, and no other
man IN the Speakers chair can make that body
NO safe as General Hustled And finally, our
friends Senator Warner Miller and Messrs.
L. p. Morton and Frank HIscOck ought to be
delighted with it, because each of them believes
that, if Hustled isn't committed to him. he is at
least not likely to be for either OF the
other meni We congratulate General
Hustled because be is called, without
having had to run. We congratulate Mr..
Baker aud his rival candidates-goOd
men. all, whose time will doubtless come
some day-because they have had the discrimi.
patton to perceive that this isn't that day. And